{"id":686931,"date":"2021-08-26T13:51:17","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T17:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=686931"},"modified":"2021-08-26T13:51:21","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T17:51:21","slug":"biden-meets-with-tech-company-execs-about-cybersecurity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-meets-with-tech-company-execs-about-cybersecurity\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden meets with tech company execs about cybersecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-meets-with-tech-company-execs-about-cybersecurity%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=686931&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2501465\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2501465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Joe Biden attends a meeting about cybersecurity, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 10:45 AM PT \u2013 Thursday, August 26, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Joe Biden met with the heads of Amazon, Apple, JP Morgan, Google and several other companies Wednesday to discuss supply chain security, insurance and other issues. He claimed cybersecurity is one of his top priorities and urged companies to work alongside his administration to prevent any future attacks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve made this a priority for my administration from the outset,\u201d Biden stated. \u201cAnd in May, I issued an executive order to modernize our defenses and improve our federal government\u2019s cybersecurity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The session comes as hackers have targeted a number of U.S. companies in recent months, including a T-Mobile breach which exposed the personal information of more than 53 million customers. Biden announced his administration had launched a new initiative to focus on strengthening the electric sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat initiative has already resulted in more than 150 utilities that serve 90 million Americans being deployed or committing to deploy cybersecurity technology that are extending that initiative to gas pipelines as well next,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Biden then warned that he had met with G7 leaders to create an international effort focused on holding cyber criminals accountable, wherever they are.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd because cybersecurity is a global issue, we\u2019ve also rallied G7 countries to hold nations who harbor ransomware criminals accountable,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tune in as I discuss the whole-of-nation effort required to improve our cybersecurity. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CSsP9mrRKx\">https:\/\/t.co\/CSsP9mrRKx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1430593747792891906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, Biden\u2019s handling of U.S. cybersecurity has resulted in widespread concern, especially after a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin when Biden gave Putin a list of high-profile targets in the U.S. that should not be attacked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI talked about the proposition that certain critical infrastructures should be off limits to attack, period, by cyber or any other means,\u201d Biden stated. \u201cI gave them a list, if I\u2019m not mistaken\u202616 specific entities, 16 defined as critical infrastructure under U.S. policy. From the energy sector to our water systems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting Wednesday, Biden touched on that meeting while doubling down on his claims that his discussion with Putin was not a security threat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I might add, I had a a summit with Vladimir Putin and made it clear to him that we expected him to hold them accountable as well because they know where they are and who they are,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>The private sector, it seems, is moving ahead independently with their own investments into cybersecurity. Microsoft has pledged to invest $20 billion and Google pledged $10 billion within the next five years. IBM will be training 150,000 people in cybersecurity skills and Amazon will make security awareness training available for free for all employees.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/wall-to-wall-eddie-ghabour-on-markets-ahead-of-fed-symposium\/\">Wall To Wall: Eddie Ghabour On Markets Ahead Of Fed Symposium<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden attends a meeting about cybersecurity, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Washington. 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